Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon

by George Gibbs

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~O'-koke~, or ~O'-kook, pron. Chinook, OKÖK. This; that; it. Iktah okook? what is that? okook sun, to-day; okook klaksta, he who; okook klaska, they (being present). It is often abbreviated to oke; as, oke sun.

~O'-la-pits-ki~, n. Chinook, OÖLPITSKI. (Hale.) Fire. Not properly a
Jargon word.

~O'-le-man~, n., adj. English, OLD MAN. An old man; old; worn out. Hyas oleman kiuatan, a very old horse. As regards articles, used in the sense of worn out.

~Ol'-hy-iu~, n. Chinook, OLHAIYU. A seal.

~O'-lil-lie~, or ~O'-lal-lie~, n. Belbella, idem. (Tolmie.) Originally the salmon berry. Chinook, KLÁLELLI, berries in general. Berries. Shot olillie, huckleberries; siahpult olillie, raspberries; salmon olillie, salmon berries, &c. On Puget Sound, always called OLALLIE.

~O'-lo~, adj. Chinook, idem. Hungry. Olo chuck, thirsty; olo moosum, sleepy.

~O'-luk~, n. Chihalis, idem. A snake.

~O'-na~, n. Chinook, EÓNA. The razor fish or solen; clams. Used only at mouth of the Columbia.

~Oos'-kan~, n. Chinook. A cup; a bowl.

~O'-pe-kwan~, n. Chinook, ÓPEKWANH. A basket; tin kettle.

~O'-pitl-kegh~, n. Chinook, ÓPTLIKE. A bow.

~O'-pit-sah~, n. Chinook, ÓPTSAKH. A knife. Opitsah yakka sikhs (the knife's friend), a fork. The word is also used to denote a sweetheart.

~O'-poots~, or ~O'-pootsh~, n. Chinook, OBÉPUTSH, the fundament. The posterior; the fundament; the tail of an animal. Boat opoots, the rudder; opoots-sill, a breech clout.

~Óte-lagh, n. (Hale.) Chinook, OÖTLAKH. The sun. Not properly a Jargon word.

~Ow~, n. Chinook, AU. A brother younger than the speaker.